Yahtzee,zero punctuation,fully,ramblomatic,mario,galaxy,nintendo Zero Punctuation Review: Super Mario Galaxy

Zero Punctuation Review: Super Mario Galaxy

posted by Zifnab

1 year 11 months 1 week ago • 6181 views

tags: Yahtzee, zero punctuation, fully, ramblomatic, mario, galaxy, nintendo

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Yahtzee takes on the plumber.

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This game makes me want a wii.

written by JAPR

| 1 year 11 months 1 week ago | CH

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oh come on it really isn't that bad! Gamespot voted it game of the year and i find it entertaining to play..

Still, zero punctuation reviews are awesome

written by punk225

| 1 year 11 months 1 week ago | CH

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I dunno, seemed to me that Yatzee basically liked it. That's pretty much as positive as he gets, at least.

written by Sarzy

| 1 year 11 months 1 week ago | CH

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Oh how I enjoy his acerbic rants. And yes, it would seem he actually liked this game, that really is as positive as he gets

written by spoco2

| 1 year 11 months 1 week ago | CH

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... if it isn't a game made by Valve.

written by Abducted

| 1 year 11 months 1 week ago | CH

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Freddy vs Jason had some great stuff in it. I really appreciated the hard-R, super nasty tone of that movie.

written by budzos

| 1 year 11 months 1 week ago | CH

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OMFG, PS3 theme: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.52727

written by Krupo

| 1 year 11 months 1 week ago | CH

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That's too funny, if I had a PS3 I'd use it.

written by Zifnab

| 1 year 11 months 1 week ago | CH

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Zifnab should be banned from posting anymore Yahtzee reviews.

Super Mario has been beaten to death as a franchise, am struggling to think of any new franchise that Nintendo have created since the SNES.

written by Farhad2000

| 1 year 11 months 1 week ago | CH

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Brilliant as always. I cant trust Gamespot anymore because of that whole editor debacle but its true to say Galaxy is good but gimmicky at the same time. Nintendo needs some new shit

written by 9058

| 1 year 11 months 1 week ago | CH

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Just having beaten this game with 88 stars just today, I found the game's controls to be spot on. You eventually get used to how the camera reacts when it follows you around a planetoid. The direction you want move the analog in, upside down or not, is the direction Mario moves in. The spin attack via Wiimote is a bit gimmicky but as far as gameplay mechanics/level design goes, Galaxy really innovates and refines the 64 formula. Fantastic artwork and graphics with silky smooth framerate that never bogs down, breathtaking with the HD (480p I should say) cable. If games like Portal make you dizzy, good chance this one will too. Wonderfully orchestrated music from various past Mario games and a good amount of new stuff as well. Exploring each galaxy is a joy. All in all, Galaxy really is a return to form. 64 beats this slightly, but only because of how revolutionary the whole concept was at the time, not to mention nostalgia factored in.

From a design standpoint I'd say Galaxy wins out easily, there's just so many different moments that make you mumble "Holy shit!" to yourself. The whole celestial theme makes for epic stuff with a difficulty level that ramps pretty nicely as you move further along the variety of abstract/surreal platforming puzzles this game throws at you. Nintendo has returned that sense of wonder/adventure to Mario that has been missing since Sunshine (which basically took place at a crummy, boring beach resort and of course the final-and-oh-so-anti-climactic Bowser "you ruined my bath time!" tub fight, ugh!)lowered the bar substantially.

It's been a good year for gaming. Please excuse my rambling, I had high hopes for this game and it delivered. This and Portal get my official seal of approval for most innovative games of the year 2007.